Chapter 65: Willing to Descend
On the second day of the Minjiang Night, Xu You left Peng Mo, rushed north, and advanced to Xinjindu.
Xinjin Ferry was an important ferry crossing through Tianshe Mountain in the 21st year of Jian'an, connecting the Chengdu Plain and the Meijia Plain. When Xinjin was occupied, the Chengdu Plain gate opened.
Xu You mobilized his troops, raised his flag, and used the tiger general Tian Yuanhua as the vanguard, leading 3,000 people to launch a strong attack to attract the attention of the defenders. Then, Tang Zhijian led 800 Zhenhaidu to carry a sword naked, swam across the Zaoli River overnight, and went around to the rear of Xinjin, attacking forward and backward. By dawn, he conquered Xinjindu, killed 5,000 enemies, and seized countless people.
After Xinjin was defeated, a horse was flat in front of him. Xu You then ordered Jiao Meng to lead a thousand light cavalry and attack Guangdu. The governor of Guangdu Zu Jingwu Wen learned that the Chu army came outside the city and said in surprise: "Is it a god? Why did it come so quickly?"
He ignited his troops and went out of the city to fight fiercely. He was taught by Jiao Meng's skillful cavalry command skills. He fled back to the city in a panic and was about to hold on to the city. When a riot occurred in the city, the secret palace Mingchisi bought the gentry and some soldiers in the city to set fire while the chaos was in chaos, and opened the city gate. Jiao Meng's troops entered the city. Zu Jingwu fled in a hurry, but he had no choice but to give up Guangdu.
Guangdu was first built in 316 BC. It is known as the "Three Capitals" together with Chengdu, the ancient Shu Kingdom, and the Xindu. It is rich in salt wells, fishing fields, iron ore and rice fields.
Therefore, Xu You occupied Guangdu and obtained a large number of salt wells, granaries and money, which made up for the supply difficulties of the lonely army going deep into more than a thousand miles. He was rewarded with all the rewards to the meritorious soldiers, and the morale of the army was greatly boosted.
On the other hand, the main force of the Chu army on the northern line and the main force of the Tianshidao were still confronting each other in Fu County. The two sides had many battles, including siege and field battles, but they never opened up the situation.
As the war report on the southern front became increasingly unfavorable to the Tianshi Road, the morale in the Fu County army became increasingly declining. Zhang Changye invited Wei Chang'an to discuss and tried to persuade him to agree to withdraw his troops. Wei Chang'an still firmly expressed his opposition on the grounds of the Tianshi's order.
"The great priest, Chengdu is about to lose. We have only one hundred thousand troops, and we are defending Fu County but not advancing, and retreating but not retreating. What are we going to do?"
At this time, Zhang Changye's general Tang Xingye broke in, complaining loudly, and more than a dozen generals following him also complained.
Wei Chang'an sat next to him, with a cold face and silent.
Zhang Changye frowned and said, "The Heavenly Master has an order to tell us to guard Fu County, but you don't know..."
"This time and that time! The high priest, if Xu You are here, we will fight the Chu army to the decisive battle. But now Xu You swept a flick, leaving a puppet in the north five cities, and he led his troops from the southern line to Chengdu. He said he had only 10,000 troops, but why didn't I believe it?"
Tang Xingye looked at Wei Chang'an with his eyes squinting at Wei Chang'an. He was in charge of Hetang. He was fully responsible for external information. However, after being deceived by Xu You for so long, he was at least a crime of dereliction of duty. He said in a bad tone: "Ten thousand troops can wipe out the 20,000 troops of Han Dajijiu. Can he fight from Jianwei to Guangdu in just over ten days? Is Xu You a god? I guess he should have 30,000 people. With the combat power of the Chu army, Chengdu cannot be defended!"
Wei Chang'an's cold voice rang out and said, "Are you questioning the Heavenly Master?"
Tang Xingye directly threw his helmet, pulled out his waist and smashed it to the ground, and said angrily: "Master Wei, you are above me, and you are the disciple of the Heavenly Master. If you want to kill, kill me. Don't put a shit basin on me! It's not your turn to interfere with my heart for the Heavenly Master!"
Wei Chang'an stood up, slowly pulled out his waist knife, and said, "Tang Xingye, do you really think I dare not kill you?"
Tang Xingye was also tough, stretched his neck and said, "Come on, cut it down here. You don't dare to kill me today, you are my grandson!"
clang! clang! clang!
The dozen people who followed Tang Xingye also drew their swords and looked at Wei Chang'an with nervous expressions.
Zhang Changye's face looked like water and said in a deep voice: "What are you doing? I'm not dead yet! Put away my knife!"
The generals did not dare to ignore them, and hesitated to put away the knife. Zhang Changye looked at Wei Chang'an again and advised in a gentle voice: "Junior brother, don't be as knowledgeable as this man. Lao Tang, you know that you are loyal to the Heavenly Master and have no other intentions. You are just worried about the battle situation on the southern front. I am also worried. Isn't this asking you to discuss it?"
Wei Chang'an explained with great thought: "Senior brother, don't you understand yet? Even if the Heavenly Master does not have an order, we must defend Fu County to the death. As long as the main force of the Chu army is nailed to death, Xu You will be more than 10,000 people, even if he is brave and good at fighting, he will not be able to form a siege against Chengdu, let alone break through the Chengdu defense line... The key to this battle is in Fu County, in you and me, not in Chengdu. Xu You's army went deeper and delayed for a long time, and his spirit was declining and exhausted again and again, which was not worth worrying."
This is equivalent to saying in person that Zhang Changye does not understand strategy, Tang Xingye and others all showed resentment. After Wei Chang'an said goodbye, Zhang Changye's face turned pale. Tang Xingye spat and said, "What's it!"
"Shut up!"
Zhang Changye sternly said: "Get out, go back and rectify the troops, and fight the Chu army tomorrow, and never stop until death!"
When Tang Xingye and others left, Zhang Changye smiled. The morale of the army reached this point and could finally be used by him. Otherwise, although he was the commander, the Changsheng Army would be loyal to Sun Guan as the Supreme Saint Heavenly Master. When implementing the plan, it might not be able to take away many people.
The military convention was held that night, and Zhang Changye proposed a decisive battle the next day. Wei Chang'an originally wanted to object. After all, time is on his side. If it delays for a long time, the Chu army will be exhausted. If the decisive battle is held, the chances of victory will be greater, but he hesitated for a moment and did not speak out.
The dispute during the day has made his relationship with Zhang Changye more rigid. If he opposes it again, it will definitely become a complete fire. When the generals and generals are at the forefront, it is a taboo for military strategists.
Moreover, Zhang Changye was willing to stay in Fu County to fight the Chu army in a decisive battle rather than retreating to Chengdu, which was already a considerable progress. Wei Chang'an retreated and expressed his support.
The next day, the Changsheng Army came out in full swing, set up its formation, stretching for more than ten miles, flags covering the sun, gongs and drums shook the sky, and fought with the Chu army. The 30,000 elite troops in Chang'an were in front, and the two sides were fighting to the point of fighting. Suddenly, the chaos behind the formation was in chaos. Zhang Changye took 20,000 direct troops out of the battlefield and retreated in a hurry toward Chengdu.
This retreat moved the whole body, and ten thousand people on the left wing of the Changsheng Army dispersed. The guard Chang'an had no time to react and was suddenly out of the way, and the Chu cavalry broke through the left wing and then completed the cutting and encirclement. The fierce battle was dark, and Mingjing cut off Wei Chang'an's head with a knife. The 30,000 elite troops in his troops were killed and injured. The remaining surrendered tens of thousands of people, and the battle in Fu County officially came to an end.
Afterwards, Dan Tai Douxing led his army southward, Wan'an, Mianzhu, Deyang, Shifang, Luoxian and other places were swept by Zhang Changye's retreating troops, and they all abandoned the city and fled. The Chu army was not bloody and rushed to Guanghan within three days.
Zhang Changye retreated to Guanghan. Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he was caught by the Chu army. That night, Yu Teng took out his horse and entered Guanghan alone. When he met Zhang Changye's persuasion, he talked freely to the dozens of enemy generals in the lobby. "The high priest, in the battle of Fu County, our army has shown its strength. Guanghan is surrounded. Your troops have no reinforcements outside and no food inside. You can only resist the situation. If your troops are willing to put down your weapons and surrender, our army leader is willing to guarantee his life and will not blame him for the past. In the future, brothers will be communicating with each other and enjoy wealth and honor together."
Tang Xingye sneered: "Wei Chang'an is Zhao Kuo who talks about war on paper. If he does not listen to loyal words and is greedy for merit and makes progress, he will lose to you, which does not mean that we will also lose to you."
"Your troops are good at fighting, and are not comparable to those of rats like Chang'an. But the outcome of a war is to see the generals, the soldiers, and the money and grain. Now there are five counties in the eight counties in Yizhou. You have nowhere to recruit soldiers or raise food. Even if there are tiger generals like generals, what can you do?"
Tang Xingye felt relieved when he was praised, but he didn't know how to refute it, so he had to keep silent.
Someone said again: "Don't be proud, Chengdu is still there, and the Heavenly Master is still there. When he takes action, no matter whether you are Xu You or something, you will die!"
Yu Teng laughed loudly, and the man said dissatisfiedly: "Why are you laughing at?"
Yu Teng's eyes suddenly became sharp and said, "I laughed at the general's death and was worried about the ancients. Yes, Sun Tianshi's martial arts are superb. If he fights alone, no one in the world may be his opponent, but he can only sleep in Chengdu, watching Jiangcheng fall, Peng Mo fall, and Guangdu fall, because he knows that he can't kill all the tens of thousands of tigers alone, nor can he kill all the people ruled by Yizhou who are not as strong as Tianshidao. And I also know that if you return to Chengdu and suffer from the defeat of Fu County, there will always be someone to be responsible. Zhang Dajiu may be able to escape, but you generals who have left the battlefield in advance will probably count and all of them will not escape death!"
Everyone was disgusted. They had thought about this question, but no one really told me about it. They always had an ostrich mentality. Maybe the Tianshi would not blame him? Maybe he could put all the blame on the dead Wei Chang'an? Maybe Zhang Dajiu would have a way to save everyone's life? Yu Teng broke the window paper. The more he thought about it, the more he felt weak and frightened.
Another person stood up and said, "Nonsense, we were eager to return to Chengdu and evacuated Fu County. The Tianshi will definitely understand our sincere heart..."
"The Heavenly Master is considerate, but the Military Law will not understand it! If you are the Heavenly Master and you have such a thing happening to your subordinates, do you kill people? If you don't kill people, how can you convince the public? If you don't accept the public, how can you tell them to do it?"
Yu Tengwen was weak, but his aura was enough to swallow mountains and rivers at this time. Every word was like a sharp sword, stabbing everyone in the hearts of everyone, saying, "Don't deceive yourself anymore. Even if there is a 50% chance, the Tianshi will start killing, and you shouldn't use your head to bet on these 50% chances... Instead of being worried, why not just surrender? General Xu's loyalty must have heard of it. As long as you are willing to surrender, you don't have to worry about being demolished by crossing the river in the future. But General Xu's reputation must also know that I refuse to surrender. After the defeat, I dare not guarantee whether your head will appear in Jingguan in Chengdu!"
Chapter completed!